2 Rose Cottages, Coombe Farm Lane, St Mary Hoo, Rochester, ME3 8RL
About 2 Rose Cottages
2 Rose Cottages is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in St. Mary Hoo, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 8RL). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 731 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2011) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 62). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from July 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a loft. Period features are noted in the property record.
Most recent transfer: March 2020 at £247,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch, partial demolition and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £310,000 is 25.5% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£338/sq ft) was about 67.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- LoftYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
2 Rose Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Jul 2021
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
3 applications on record at 2 Rose Cottages, Coombe Farm Lane, St Mary Hoo, Rochester, ME3 8RL
- Apr 2018Loft ConversionOutlineOutcome in report
Application for Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for loft conversion with dormer to rear and roof light to front
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/18/0783
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionJan 2019Decision
- PorchJun 2018Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 2 Rose Cottages has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.
£310,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 21 years.
£247,000
Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
16 March 2020Most recent
£247,000
+43.2%over 3 years20 April 2016
£172,500
+42.6%over 4 years19 April 2012
£121,000
+16.3%over 9 years14 February 2003
£104,000
+87.4%over 4 years8 January 1999
£55,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 8RL: £220,000 (2022–2015).
Nearby sales in ME3 8RL
Coombe Lodge, Coombe Farm Lane, St Mary Hoo, Rochester, ME3 8RL
Sold Sept 2022
£950,0004 Rose Cottages, Coombe Farm Lane, St Mary Hoo, Rochester, ME3 8RL
Sold Dec 2020
£220,0003 Rose Cottages, Coombe Farm Lane, St Mary Hoo, Rochester, ME3 8RL
Sold Nov 2019
£223,0005 Rose Cottages, Coombe Farm Lane, St Mary Hoo, Rochester, ME3 8RL
Sold Feb 2016
£210,000
Versus other Coombe Farm Lane homes
Price per m² for 2 Rose Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,638
Street avg £3,091
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 125 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
9/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Barn Street Cottages — bus stop.
Closest school
2.1 km
Leigh Academy Peninsula East. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB







